Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

COMMISSIONERS PaocEE0iKcF
October ). ISs:.
Commissioners NET in regular session Mem
| bers present: FTark Pingree, chairman; W.
II Smith and ". NJ Baldwin. commissioners:
James u. Summers. county Clerk
Meeting called 10 order by Frank Pingree.
! chairman.
Minutes of two last meetings read and ap-
proved
Moved and carried to adjourn until O'Clock
pm
Commissioners r.et az O'Clock. Members
all present Meeting called TO order by chair
man and the following business transacted:
Bond Of Irwin Jnsrice of the Peace. for
Morgan township. approved. Resignation Of
" H KingeTy. Justice of the Peace for Hale
/ township. accepted
We the undersigned committee. appointed
20 examine the county -reaSurer'> hooks-hav-
ing examined the same. and tina: his books
SLOW II balance on hand Of Four Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventeen and ten one
huadres.ths - y. To- Dollars. and his bank
account Is 81 .is2-Ul. as hereto appended. and
fas. balance in his hands in current funds.
deposited in Farmers s. Merchants Bank.
ss.s -: State Bank Of Colby. ss5d-oo: Thomas
County Bank. ss.5-sa: First National Bank.
S5Gs54: Colby Land and Mortgage Co., $40
NLL,CI. Probate Judge.
W p SULLIVAN. examining
VIC WELD. COMMITTEE
Subscribed and sworn "a before me this. the
cath day of September. \ D. lSs..
JAMES NJ SCyNERS
SEAL County Clerk
Moved and carried that T. E Drummond. Of
Barrett township He allowed his $50 exemp-
ton.
The following accounts were allowed:
Geo " Crane s Co. books. blanks etc $500
Geo D Barnard s Co. tax receipts 81 .
SaIn1 DcdGsworta Book Co. books.
blanks. etc SUI
W Miller. TO goods furnished T
Skidm re. poor person -l.O
W Mile - goods furnished T
Skidu.oFe. poor person SIS
/. Sturgeon. service as oyerseer OF
poor. and eopsiS furnished. -------.--.-s-1
The following naHed persons were appoint
ed to apTr,,iS.. the following described school
lands: "a gr sec "a town :. range 81 west: sc
or sec ~ I..wu S, range ). west: sw Or sec q.
town s. range 3 west; west half of sw Or of
sec Il. town south. range 8 west. Ike Cruun-
ley. Lee ricketts, and W Irwin
Move-, ard carried that petition by A Grice
sHd Others for setting OF township : sonth.
rasge 81 west be granted. and that said town.
ship be called Smith township, and that the
voting place be at the residence OF DR. Lutyen.
on the INV or sec -. town range 81.
Moved and carried that petition by J "
Ellsworth and others. for setting OF town !.
south range Il west be granted. and that
said township De called Lacey township. and
, the voting place TO re at the town of Gem
! II is hereby ordered by the board OF County
Commissioners that the county clerk have
the fues OF the court house topped out With
galvanized iron pipe
TIC the Honorable Board OF County Commits
sioners. of the county of Thomas and state of
Kansas:
The undersigned respectful petition your
honorable body to vacsre and close up to pub
lie travel in said county. the public road a.
follows to-wit: the public highway or road
along the section Enes lying between town
ship six g. and township seventh south OF
range s. west OF the sixth principal meridian
beginning at the nv cornei of section threftS
and the sw corner of section thirty-four54'.
and thence extending west three miles 10 the
cas-; line of range thrtv-four west of the sixth
principal meridian. in said county. being the
north seccisn lire OF sections 4. and .. in
township. south range ) west OF the sixth
principal rnerioiau- Ard we respectfully rep
reSs Mt that each OF US il a house holder of said
county. residing in the vicinity where said
ruai : proposed to Se vacated and that said
road Is now too COoek 20 be passable. and Is OF
no pubic utility. and chat il will be saving
to the public 10 vzeare said road. for the rea-
son that great expense will fall upon the town
ship ,oopen and make passsble said rosi-
TS5xueGI James Jones and others
I.w Jones. one of the foregoing petition
ers. do so,ea My swear that the above named
petitioners are residents and house holders OF
said district. and that their signatures hereto
attached AMI genuine wDJ oyES.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me th.sSeh
day OF September. lSs..
JN SCNxEES
SEAL County Clerk.
ROAD PETITIONERS BOND
PASSED.. c Passel James Jones. Y jag
gar. " Archer. Chambers. " H Mar
shall, " Nccleary. Clark. T p Carson.
" Gilmore ard Others. as
petitioners. being about to present to the
Board Of County commissioners of the county
sf Thomas in the state of Kansas. their Ger
tain petition signed By them paving said
heard TO vacste q certain road in said county,
described in said petition as foIlows: begin
Mag along the section line between sections
eventy-eight and thirty-three, in town six.
and range thirty three in sid Thomas county.
XeW, therefore. Ne. c Passell- Cnas y
Hovey, q principals. and 4 B Jartine. c
SiggiA<, rs suretieS. do h& reby bind ourselves
firmly by these presents. and DO promise to
Day TIE State Of Kansas. for the use OF sid
County of Thomas. the amount OF IN costs
and expenses that may accrue On or in the
proceedings upon and under said netifion. in
eaAe the PROCEEDINGS hnd in purxud ice Of sd
petition s11ali NOT be anAliy e0aAKned and e.
tahlished; provided. however. and Ills obtion-
ton = upo1 this express condif1oa, to-wit:
Tlaf II the sad above named petitioners shall
In case the sid proceedings had in pursuance
q said petition shall not be finally eoaArned
asa established. Themselves pay INTO de tzeas-
uRy q TIE said county OF TAmaas The aDoane
q III sid costs and expeases vhea Al q the
49, shnn become dne and paynh2e bY 49,